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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter
A special envoy from Ghana’s president, Mr Nana Akufo-Addo, delivered a special message to President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. The envoy, Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, met President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices to deliver the message.

Briefing journalists soon after the meeting, Mr Owusu-Agyemang said Ghana and Zimbabwe enjoyed good bilateral relations and there was need for constant interaction between leadership of the two countries.

“Well, I came here in the capacity of special envoy with a message from his (President Mnangagwa’s) brother and colleague, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, to deliver a special message, but also to reinforce our friendship and commitment to each other. If you are friends and you do not visit them from time to time, the friendship will go down,” said Mr Owusu-Agyemang, who is former Foreign Affairs Minister.

“We are very close, Ghana has been very close to Zimbabwe, we are still in-laws anyway. Basically, his aim is for Africa to consolidate its own action to achieve total integration and help our continent. We believe that in doing all these things, we need to canvass the various other institutions and countries; that is why we are here today. But we came for a short visit to deliver a message, off course, we did not open the envelope so we do not know what is there.” He was accompanied by Ghana’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Eric Odoi-Anim.

Early this year, Mr Odoi-Anim called for the revival of the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation.
He said this at the West African country’s 62nd independence celebrations in Harare, where he expressed intent to improve relations between the two countries.

Ambassador Odoi-Anim said frameworks for cooperation will be activated soon, adding that the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC) already existed, but had taken a slump.

He said the dialogue between Zimbabwean and Ghanaian officials is expected soon. The JPCC with Ghana will act as an opportunity for the two countries to explore further areas of cooperation.

The JPCC and other bilateral agreements provided the legal framework for closer cooperation between Harare and Accra.
Zimbabwe and Ghana enjoy warm bilateral relations dating back to the liberation struggle.
Ghana was the first African country to gain independence from Britain on March 6, 1957.